It is so galling to see the store shelves empty in Zimbabwe, its people starving, 80% unemployment, 1000% inflation, and Robert Mugabe and his clique emptying Zimbabwe's treasury to buy arms and ammunition even though the country doesn't face any external invasion threat. It is however apparent from statements made by the chiefs of the army and the police before the election that they "Will not allow anybody who was not part of the guerrilla war against the apartheid to become president -even if they won the election," that Mugabe's clique is planning to stay in power by force of arms. And the Chinese ship searching for a port to unload its cargo of weapons to Mugabe's thuggish regime is a telltale of a brutal Mugabe plan to silence his opponents with bullets.

But it is also galling to see South Africa -who is flooded with Zimbabweans trekking there to avoid torture of Mugabe's police and starvation- taking a stand that "everything is in order in Zimbabwe," and no outside action is needed to correct anything. And that is contrary to what the other states in the region believe and clamor for some action, but they don't have South Africa's clout nor its economic and military muscle.

South Africa's president Thabo Mbeki is certainly in denial of what is happening in Zimbabwe. No surprise here. It is his nature. He has been in denial of AIDS while millions were dying from it, and many top scientists doing research on AIDS in the U.S. couldn't believe when they received personal telephone calls from Mbeki arguing that AIDS doesn't exist! Now, there is a crisis in Zimbabwe, but for Mr. Mbeki that crisis doesn't exist either!

Mugabe blames Great Britain for everything, and he is right to some extend as BBC is unloading on him even the drought in Zimbabwe. But Mugabe has turned his country into a wasteland where his ZANU-PF loyalists live a tolerable life while the rests of the country is reeling in desperation. Zimbabwe doesn't need more arms now. It needs bread and butter. But, more importantly, it needs regime change. Nikos Retsos, retired academic.

Zimbabwe’s political panorama has become a triangle of despair anchored by three pillars, Mugabe’s de-colonial institution, the Observatory Electorate and Tsvangirai’s western backers. My assessment is unfortunately sparked off by witnessing why Mugabe is so hard headed? Where is Tsvangirai’s electorate and why he doesn’t trust it and why Tsvangirai is always with western backers? Why the electorate has been reduced to be spectators of their own destiny? We discuss politics in public transport, beer halls, churches, sports/family gathering and when we meet friends here in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is receiving wars and crisis thrown from all international angles we are at war in London, Paris, New York, Jo’burg and other cities, the war and crisis is on us. Challenged as we maybe we are defending that externally induced war and crisis with PEACE. We are shielding our bodies from “war” with peace here at home. Peace is our lethal weapon that will silence protagonists of a Zimbabwean war. We will keep firing peace against chanters of a Zimbabwean crisis. Thanks but no thanks to Britain, USA, NGOs, worker’s unions of SA for being Tsvangirai’s backers in an anti-Mugabe vitriol. The electorate here is disgusted by all the international pressure against the sober name of Zimbabwe. We are being reduced to hapless individuals who needs big brother Sam for thinking and survival – what an embarrassment and shame on you all low thinkers. The electorate is clear of this political game more than little organisations like Cosatu and NGOs. Mugabe has become an institution (international grand personality) in his right for he plotted, fought and liberated Zimbabwe from imperial Britain. Total emancipation can only be possible if land and mode of production is under the control of indigenous people – this plan has been in place for more than a century notwithstanding the tedious paths it had experienced from British resistance. Victory maybe delayed but certain. For bad intentions or good, Mugabe distributed land to indigenous people here as a step towards total independence. The disdained indigenous people of the world watched with hope but alas, the leader of such revolution has been demonized by the fox who stole land and wealth the world over. We understand our priorities here, control of destiny through home grown economy, NOT STOMACH ECONOMICS. Britain had once given us stomach economics through Smith’s Rhodesia and we fought it out rightly. Our economic situation is very bad, we are poor but not miserable and we understand the source of this poverty. Since IMF/WB suspended balance of payment to Zimbabwe 1997 the consequences of such an inhuman move is there for everybody to witness. However, the intentions of imperial Europe are apparent to the electorate. America’s Zimbabwe Democracy Bill was put into effect and voting for loan/grants and trade advancement to Zimbabwe was stopped by all international financial institutions, God knows the end product of such evil thought to a small economy like ours. Britain, its cousins, its tabloids and financial allies geared themselves to demonise Zimbabwe leadership so as to totally dispirit any form of business engagement with the international community. Don’t we know the results of such madness? Trade, including tourism was dissuaded, pro Mugabe business allies were having their business stifled in Europe. African presidents complained about being depressed when it came to do business with Zimbabwe until Mkapa of Tanzania disapproved openly. Even Gaddafi was discouraged to deal with Mugabe regime and Britain would send envoys around the globe to stop governments there to deal with Zimbabwe including China. We were then told it was because Mugabe had so many Castles in England, Lady Grace is a reckless shopper, Mugabe was siphoning money to Europe. It is stupendous of the British to even smell that the Zimbabwean electorate can buy such crap! They punished the population to save the population and most educated Africans in Europe and America are so obsessed by this idiocy while they are taken for cleaners there. To my disgust, the tabloids and embassies kept on saying we are punishing Mugabe cronies. Locally the economic war against Zim was well orchestrated. Anglo- Saxon Multinational industrial and mining conglomerates established head offices and business marketing arms in South Africa and beyond. Goods were exported under-invoiced to their sister companies draining forex revenues for Zimbabwe. The country was being robbed of its resources and industry in broad day light. Scarcity of hard currency through central bank fuelled the black market economy thereby pushing inflation to unrealistic levels. You sang your songs of Mugabe destroyed the economy and we have heard you with a pinch. As the devil had not done enough, drought exacerbated the already critical situation and this predicament is obvious. The above analogy must not exonerate Mugabe from being complacent to high level corruption and, simply, maladministration, NO! the watchful eye of the electorate expressed their revulsion against black exploitation and looting of resources. The electorate knows that the economic situation lies with Britain and its allies, they would vote for the british proxy to invite dialogue. Any meaningful and objective opposition is useless for it will not attract blessings from Britain. We have voted for someone who really knows we don’t like him so he goes to his financiers to be made president. Mugabe is aware of Tsvangirai’s weakness and he chooses to be tough for the international community to again come back to him.

In times of strife in any nation, when the elders of the land have lost their way and behave foolishly, one must turn to the truth of the living God for understanding and discernment to know what is taking place behind the closed doors of power.

Heavenly father, we pray for the young people of Zimbabwe in this hour. We ask your blessing on their lives and for the preservation of their souls. Father, help them to understand their history and the current circumstance of their country and resepctive nations Shona, Ndebele, and other groups etc. May they understand their current national circumstance from your perspective.

Father, our prayer is that you would extricate the youth of Zimbabwe from three destructive forces in their midst:

1. The British Monarchical Establshment and its global institutions of folly, lies and corruption that seek to afflict yet another African generation; 2. Corrupt political elders who lack temperance and fortitude in keeping their word to the people: both Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai; 3. Other elders of the nation who are unjust.

We pray this in the name of Yeshua (Jesus)...Amen.

If you agree with this prayer, say Amen and let the Almighty Mwari (God) make manifest His justice and love towards the youth generation.

Zim is in crisis and Mbeki does nothing,his pretense at being an international or african statesman is totally meaningless.Mugabe is a meglomaniac and will kill and torture his own people to retain power in a bankrupt country,destroyed by his inability to govern.Zuma is an uneducated lout singing for his machinegun,God help SA if he becomes president.America the shining light of democracy will do nothing because there is no money to be made.Ha Ha whats new and exiting on the block today? Nothing same old murder and mayhem as per usual.That is the reality of the situation.As long as the people of this world sit and sigh shaking our heads nothing will happen.let all good people stand up and be counted,I dare you